{"id":7732,"date":"2026-05-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=7042697742f0199efc6b0e64a715d638"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:00:00","slug":"shufti-recognised-as-dual-leader-in-liminals-2026-age-verification-and-age-estimation-indexes-with-exceptional-ratings-across-both-benchmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=7732","title":{"rendered":"Shufti Recognised as Dual Leader in Liminal&rsquo;s 2026 Age Verification and Age Estimation Indexes, with Exceptional Ratings Across Both Benchmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<i>Liminal\u2019s independent buyer-led research positions Shufti among the highest-scoring vendors on Product Execution, Strategy, and Market Presence, citing its risk-based age assurance, sub-second inference, and privacy-preserving on-device capabilities.<\/i><\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518793756\/en\/2805720\/5\/Shuti_Logo_-_dark.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518793756\/en\/2805720\/22\/Shuti_Logo_-_dark.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518793756\/en\/2805720\/5\/Shuti_Logo_-_dark.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518793756\/en\/2805720\/21\/Shuti_Logo_-_dark.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shufti has been named a Leader in both the <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshuftipro.com%2Fage-verification%2F%3Futm_source%3DBusinesswire%26utm_medium%3DPressRelease%26utm_campaign%3DLiminalRanking&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Age+Verification&amp;index=1&amp;md5=7eaeaeb8e0db51aafb1b905c2e789a31\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Age Verification<\/a> and Age Estimation categories of Liminal\u2019s 2026 Index Report, receiving an Exceptional rating for Market Presence across both.<\/p><p>\nLiminal, an actionable intelligence firm, evaluates <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshuftipro.com%2Fidentity-verification%2F%3Futm_source%3DBusinesswire%26utm_medium%3DPressRelease%26utm_campaign%3DLiminalRanking&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=identity+verification+vendors&amp;index=2&amp;md5=f7332975c81196c41a1261249afb5d5c\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">identity verification vendors<\/a> across Product Execution, Strategy, and Market Presence, assessing scalability, accuracy, fraud resistance, innovation, and user experience.<\/p><p>\nOut of 189 vendors assessed in the Age Verification Index, only 17 achieved Leader status. Shufti was among them and exceeded the leadership threshold with a 64% Product Execution score and a 92% Strategy score.<\/p><p>\nIn Age Estimation, Shufti again ranked among 17 Leaders from 80 evaluated vendors, exceeding leadership thresholds across core evaluation pillars, alongside an Exceptional Market Presence rating in both categories.<\/p><p class=\"bwalignc\">\n\u201cAchieving Leader status in both Age Estimation and Age Verification reflects that our solutions are built for accurate, scalable, and privacy-first age assurance in high-risk environments,\u201d said <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fshahidhanif%2F%3Futm_source%3DBusinesswire%26utm_medium%3DPressRelease%26utm_campaign%3DLiminalRanking&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Shahid+Hanif&amp;index=3&amp;md5=858a5f1e3899da6157bcbdbe520ef1f8\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><b>Shahid Hanif<\/b><\/a>, Chief Executive Officer of Shufti. \u201cWe continue to stay ahead of evolving fraud patterns, including synthetic identities and deepfakes, while keeping verification friction low for legitimate users.\u201d<\/p><p>\n<b>Why This Recognition Matters Now<\/b><\/p><p>\nLiminal\u2019s buyer survey highlights growing structural pressure in the age assurance market, including rising verification demand, regulatory tightening, and reliance on outdated static models.<\/p><p>\nKey findings include:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\n62% of vendors still rely on static systems that do not adapt to new fraud patterns<\/li>\n<li>\nOnly 4% use continuous learning-based models<\/li>\n<li>\n6 in 10 practitioners initiated internal reviews of age assurance methods.<\/li>\n<li>\nFull verification is expected to rise from 48% to 61% (+27%).<\/li>\n<li>\n44% cite unclear regulation; 39% cite poor user education.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>A Multi-Method, Risk-Based Approach To Age Assurance<\/b><\/p><p>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshuftipro.com%2F%3Futm_source%3DBusinesswire%26utm_medium%3DPressRelease%26utm_campaign%3DLiminalRanking&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Shufti&amp;index=4&amp;md5=a8c2e2626a2f741fde8fae136ad7edfe\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Shufti<\/a> addresses these challenges through a unified, risk-based decisioning layer:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\n<b>AI-driven facial age estimation<\/b> for low-friction entry points.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Authoritative database lookups<\/b> for fast secondary checks.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Government ID document verification<\/b> for higher-assurance use cases.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Configurable liveness checks<\/b> against spoofing, deepfakes, and presentation attacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nThe platform delivers sub-second age estimation, supported by default data minimisation and privacy-by-design architecture. Liminal credits Shufti's in-house platform and full-stack ownership as core strengths.<\/p><p>\n<b>Independent Certifications And Recognitions<\/b><\/p><p>\nCited in the Liminal Index Report, Shufti holds:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\niBeta Level 1 and 2 certifications for liveness detection.<\/li>\n<li>\nKJM recognition in Germany.<\/li>\n<li>\nNIST FATE top-15 placement across Challenge 25 and Child Online Safety metrics.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nIndependent of the report, Shufti also holds <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshuftipro.com%2Fpress-release%2Fshufti-wins-ibeta-level-3-certification-for-passive-liveness-detection%2F%3Futm_source%3DBusinesswire%26utm_medium%3DPressRelease%26utm_campaign%3DLiminalRanking&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=iBeta+Level+3+certification&amp;index=5&amp;md5=06fd50dcb435db66506a6eb3f0a0d0bc\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">iBeta Level 3 certification<\/a> and was a 2025 US DHS RIVR top performer.<\/p><p>\nLiminal also cites Shufti\u2019s privacy-preserving architecture, including on-device age estimation, no-transmission facial processing, and reusable age tokens designed for repeat authentication use cases in privacy-sensitive jurisdictions.<\/p><p>\nThe full <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhubs.la%2FQ04ghYxn0&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=2026+Liminal+Index+Report&amp;index=6&amp;md5=5b6ffdfed67f17c8759d6f171399acec\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">2026 Liminal Index Report<\/a> is available via Liminal. Read the <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshuftipro.com%2Fpress-release%2Fshufti-recognised-as-dual-leader-in-liminals-2026-age-verification-and-age-estimation-indexes%2F%3Futm_source%3DBusinesswire%26utm_medium%3DPressRelease%26utm_campaign%3DLiminalRanking&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=full+Press+release&amp;index=7&amp;md5=5851482b3e8480d250c46970ce7e7bca\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">full Press release <\/a>via Shufti or contact the <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshuftipro.com%2Fcontact-us%2F%3Futm_source%3DBusinesswire%26utm_medium%3DPressRelease%26utm_campaign%3DLiminalRanking&amp;esheet=54536275&amp;newsitemid=20260518793756&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Shufti+team&amp;index=8&amp;md5=87530f3ee3536ffc62d553b276872b09\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Shufti team<\/a> here.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>Media Contact<\/b><br\/>Aroosa Virk\n<br\/>Brand and Communications Manager\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:partnership@shuftipro.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">partnership@shuftipro.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liminal\u2019s independent buyer-led research positions Shufti among the highest-scoring vendors on Product Execution, Strategy, and Market Presence, citing its risk-based age assurance, sub-second inference, and privacy-preserving on-device capabilities.L&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7733,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7732\/revisions\/7733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}